General Sewing Instructions - Leena's.com

PatternMaker 13
Mark the height of the slit to the wrong side of the garment with pencil (Picture 1 a and b). Machine baste
along the lines to transfer the markings to the right side of the garment.
Cut two bias strips of fabric three times as wide as you want the binding strips of the slit to be. Place them on
both sides of the machine basted line right side under to the right side of the garment 0.3 cm / 1/8" from the
line (Picture 2).
Sew 0.7 cm / 1/4" from the basted vertical line (Picture 2, c−d and e−f).
Cut an opening along the basted line (Picture 3g) and diagonally at the corners (Picture 3h and i). Be careful
not to cut the binding strips.
Press the binding strips and the seam allowances toward the slit. Turn 1/3 of the long edges of the binding
strips in and wrap the bindings around the raw edges of the slit (Picture 4).
Fold back the wrong side of the garment to expose the triangle at the end of the slit opening and sew across
the end to the slit catching both binding strips (Picture 5j−k).
Do final ironing and attach cuffs or collar or whatever you need to attach to this place of your garment.
Third sewing technique: cuff placket with overlap (shirt placket)
General sewing instructions